Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Twenty-One Balloons

This is a bit of an oddball book, it is not quiet fantasy, and not science fiction. Also, unlike most Newbery's the main character is an adult. I liked the sense of invention and that the inventions weren't as weird as those in most science fiction. I liked how the illustrations really added to the book, they were an important part of the story.

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About Me

I am a 9th grader at Zionsville Community High School in Zionsville, Indiana, and live "in the middle of nowhere"--rural Indiana. Several years ago as a second grader I decided to read all the Newbery Medal winners before I got to middle school. For me middle school starts in 5th grade. I became interested in this goal when my mother told me about a Newbery Club her elementary school had. After I set my goal I realized that it was way easier when my mom did it (there were fewer books and middle school did not start until 7th grade for her).
As it turns out I reached my goal with time to spare. I am now busy predicting the Mock Newbery for 2016 and reading other GREAT books! You can read more about me at: http://lauramitolife.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-about-me.html